by J. Dawg | Jun 24, 2013 | Nebraska, Western Roadtrip
I left the Black Hills and proceeded south to the western panhandle and Sandhills of Nebraska. Before I left South Dakota, I stopped in Hot Springs to see the Mammoth Site. In 1980’s, a developer who was putting in a housing project unearthed some large bones. He...
by J. Dawg | Jun 19, 2013 | Montana, National Parks, Western Roadtrip
I left Cody and drove west across the Big Horn Basin. Its 47miles of nothing but rolling scrub land interrupted by gullies that sits between the Abrasoka Range and the Big Horn Mountain Range. I saw some prong horns along the way but that was about it. I stopped at...
by J. Dawg | Jun 17, 2013 | Western Roadtrip, Wyoming
This post on Cody Wyoming was first published in June 2013 and has been updated with additional pictures and a new video. After four days, I left Yellowstone looking forward to getting back to some civilization. I enjoyed my visit to this huge National Park and it...
by J. Dawg | Jun 4, 2013 | Colorado, National Parks
I drove the Trail Ridge Road today. Its the highest road in the US at over 12,000 ft. I did the first 20 miles to the Alpine Visitor Center and then retraced my route. All I can say is that it is spectacular. I happened to have a good day on...
by J. Dawg | Jun 1, 2013 | Kansas, Western Roadtrip
I left Independence a day early due to a another bad weather forecast (more tornado, hail, and severe thunderstorm watches) and I had seen everything I came for. When I left it was pouring. There were blinding downpours all the way to Topeka. It was...
by J. Dawg | May 31, 2013 | Missouri, Western Roadtrip
After spending most of a day visiting the USAF Museum in Dayton, I did a short drive west on I-70 to a truck stop in Spiceland, IN. I quit early so I could take a nap and catch up on some sleep. The Pilot truck stop was just outside of Indianapolis in a fairly rural...